Daily ReDistribution, Part 2
Many of you did the Wealth Reality Check I circulated a couple of weeks ago. I created it as an awareness-raising tool, as I’ve found that questions like Are your bills on autopay?, Do you own property?, and Do you expect inheritance? shake me out of the distorted perceptions I have of my own wealth. Culturally, we’re conditioned to feel that we don’t have enough. Some of us actually don’t. You’re action…
Daily ReDistribution, Part 1
This is an immediate action in two parts: the first focuses on a wealth reality check, and the second (which I’ll share next newsletter) features creative and appropriate daily acts of redistribution - no matter where the reality check lands you. We’re meant to remain pretty oblivious about what wealth is and how it works. Your action…
Yes, Buy Here!
I’ve posted a lot about where and what *not* to buy: not at Chevron, not at Amazon, not from AirBnb, Starbucks, or Target. In response to one recent newsletter, my fabulous friend & colleague Maggie Karshner sent this comment: “I've always thought of boycotting like a diet where you have to cut out all _______. But that doesn't work for diets, so how could it work for anything?” So here’s my YES list to complement all the NOs that come with boycott, sanction, and divestment efforts. Your action…
Streamline Those Calls
It’s a hassle, and it feels like a drop in the ocean, but calling your representatives is an important action that can have a concrete impact—especially when we all do it. The 5Calls app streamlines what I want to focus on with topics to choose from, scripts to use (or modify), and contact info for my congresspeople. Your action…
The Cyber Cleanse: Take Back Your Digital Footprint
We all know data about our personal lives is plucked, gleaned, and pocketed every day from our technological lives. The Opt Out Project has created a day-by-day cleanse to help us “live a modern, digitally connected, twenty-first century life online without Big Tech.” Your action…